NOW 100 Hits: Decade (2010s)

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Tracklist

1CD: 2010-2012
2CD: 2012-2013
3CD: 2013-2015
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1Wrecking Ball
programming and producer:
Cirkut and Dr. Luke
engineer:
Mike Caffery (engineer), Clint Gibbs and Sven Heidinga
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
cello:
Suzie Katayama
instruments:
Cirkut and Dr. Luke
strings:
David Richard Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
viola:
Andrew Duckles and Darrin McCann
violin:
Charlie Bisberat (violinist), Kevin Connolly (violinist) and Songa Lee
lead vocals:
Miley Cyrus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2013)
music videos:
Wrecking Ball (official video) by Miley Cyrus
part of:
Billboard Decade End Chart: Streaming Songs (2010s) (number: 18), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2013 (number: 18), Stereogum: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 30), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 44), Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 152), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 156) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Wrecking Ball
writer:
Łukasz Gottwald, Henry Walter, Kiyanu Kim, Maureen “Mozella” McDonald (pop singer/songwriter, active from the mid–2000s), Stephan Moccio and Sacha Skarbek
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs, BMG Rights Management (US) LLC (file releases under its imprint “BMG (2008–present)” if the release has an imprint), BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)), Downtown DMP Songs, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Kasz Money Publishing (ASCAP affiliated), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. Canada, Mo Zella Mo Music, Oneirology Publishing, Prescription Songs, Sing Little Penguin, Songs Of 3PM Publishing, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Universal Music Publishing Canada II
Miley Cyrus3.653:41
2Somewhere Only We Know
programming, producer and mixer:
Paul Beard (violinist)
engineer:
Joe Kearns (British record producer, writer and engineer)
co-mixer:
Joe Kearns (British record producer, writer and engineer)
acoustic guitar:
Paul Sayer
percussion and piano:
Paul Beard (violinist)
lead vocals:
Lily Allen
strings arranger:
James Banbury, Andy Cook (engineer), Matt Doughty and Will Hicks
arranger:
Paul Beard (violinist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 2014)
cover recording of:
Somewhere Only We Know
writer:
Tom Chaplin, Richard Hughes (Keane member) and Tim Rice‐Oxley
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Lily Allen43:28
3A Thousand Years
recording of:
A Thousand Years
writer:
David Hodges (American record producer & songwriter) and Christina Perri
publisher:
12:06 Publishing, EMI Blackwood Music, KMR Music Royalties II SCSp, Miss Perri Lane Publishing, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Summit Base Camp Film Music (BMI-affiliated, associated with Summit Entertainment LLC) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Christina Perri34:00
4All of Me
music videos:
All of Me by John Legend
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 3), Billboard Decade End Chart: Adult Contemporary Songs (2010s) (number: 13) and Billboard Decade End Chart: Streaming Songs (2010s) (number: 27)
recording of:
All of Me
writer:
Toby Gad (German songwriter, producer, pianist) and John Legend
dedicated to:
Chrissy Teigen
John Legend3.24:29
5Take Me to Church
producer:
Andrew Hozier-Byrne (Irish singer/songwriter) and Rob Kirwan
mixer:
Rob Kirwan
bass:
Alex Ryan (multi-instrumentalist)
cello:
Kate Ellis (Irish cellist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Fiachra Kinder
guitar, piano and synthesizer:
Andrew Hozier-Byrne (Irish singer/songwriter)
vocals:
Andrew Hozier-Byrne (Irish singer/songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rubyworks (in 2013)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2015 (number: 14) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 481)
recording of:
Take Me to Church
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Andrew Hozier-Byrne (Irish singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and The Evolving Music Co. Ltd.
Hozier4.44:02
6Stay With Me
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 10) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2015 (number: 58)
recording of:
Stay With Me
additional writer:
Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty
writer:
Jimmy Napes, Sam Smith (English singer‐songwriter) and William Phillips
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Gone Gator Music (ASCAP affiliated) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
version of:
I Won’t Back Down
Sam Smith4.252:53
7Only Love Can Hurt Like This
recording engineer:
Mario Luccy
additional producer:
AC Burrell and Kyle Townsend
producer:
AC Burrell
assistant mixer:
Delbert Bowers (American engineer) and Chris Galland
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
bass:
Bryan “B-Dub” White (bassist and producer)
lead vocals:
Paloma Faith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 2014)
recorded at:
Realsongs in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Larrabee Sound Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Only Love Can Hurt Like This
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
Paloma Faith3.53:53
8RudeMAGIC!4.23:45
9Chandelier
additional engineer:
Julian Burg and Alex Pasco
engineer and producer:
Greg Kurstin and Jesse Shatkin (American singer-songwriter, and record producer)
executive producer:
Sia (Australian singer‐songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Delbert Bowers (American engineer) and Chris Galland
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
drums (drum set):
Greg Kurstin and Jesse Shatkin (American singer-songwriter, and record producer)
guitar, mellotron and piano:
Greg Kurstin
keyboard:
Jesse Shatkin (American singer-songwriter, and record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Monkey Puzzle Records (imprint of Monkey Puzzle Records Ltd.) (in 2014, in 2015)
mixed at:
Larrabee Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 25), Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 27), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2015 (number: 90), TheNeedleDrop: Top 100 Songs of the 2010s (number: 93), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 99) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 176)
recording of:
Chandelier
writer:
Jesse Shatkin (American singer-songwriter, and record producer) and Sia Furler (Sia, Australian singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Aidenjulius Music, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Music Publishing, Inc. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
part of:
Moulin Rouge! The Musical: Act 2
Sia4.13:35
10Ghost
miscellaneous support:
Maxi Anderson (70s US funk/soul artist Maxi Anderson) (task: background vocals contractor)
programming and producer:
Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer) and Noel Zancanella
assistant engineer:
Big L (sound engineer)
engineer:
Francesco Cameli and Smith Carlson
mixer:
Joe Zook (engineer)
bass:
Tom Herbert (jazz bassist) and Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Homer Steinweiss and Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
guitar:
Alex Reeve (guitarist) and Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
piano and background vocals [BGVs]:
Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
background vocals:
Bridgette Bryant (American session backing vocalist), Carmel Echols (American singer, vocalist), Angie Fisher and Nikki Grier
background vocals arranger:
Maxi Anderson (70s US funk/soul artist Maxi Anderson)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Simco Limited (not for release label use, for copyright/licensor use only) (in 2014)
recorded at:
Patriot Studios in Denver, Colorado, United States, Sphere Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Tritonus in Berlin, Germany and Westlake Recording Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States
music videos:
Ghost by Ella Henderson
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2015 (number: 93)
recording of:
Ghost
writer:
Ella Henderson, Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer) and Noel Zancanella
publisher:
Blastronaut, Downtown Music UK Ltd., Patriot Games, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Write 2 Live
Ella Henderson43:34
11Budapest
programming and producer:
Cam Blackwood
engineer:
Cam Blackwood and Liam Thorne
assistant producer:
Liam Thorne
assistant mixer:
Sean Julliard
mixer:
Cenzo Townshend (engineer)
bass synthesizer:
Cam Blackwood
guitar, keyboard and percussion:
Cam Blackwood and George Ezra
lead vocals:
George Ezra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 2014)
recorded at:
Voltaire Road Recording Studios in Clapham, Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Decoy Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2015 (number: 89)
recording of:
Budapest
writer:
George Ezra Barnett and Joel Pott
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS) and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
George Ezra3.653:22
12A Sky Full of Stars
programming:
Will Champion
engineer:
Olga FitzRoy, Joe Visciano, Chris Owens (engineer), Jamie Sickora and Matt Wiggins (engineer, producer)
co-producer:
Tim Bergling
producer:
Coldplay, Paul Epworth, Daniel Green and Rik Simpson
assistant mixer:
Geoff Swan
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
additional keyboard:
Tim Bergling
bass guitar:
Guy Berryman
drums (drum set):
Will Champion
guitar:
Jonny Buckland
keyboard:
Guy Berryman and Jonny Buckland
piano and lead vocals:
Chris Martin (lead singer of Coldplay)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 2014)
music videos:
A Sky Full of Stars (Music video) by Coldplay
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance nominees (number: 2015), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 51) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 352)
recording of:
A Sky Full of Stars
writer:
Tim Bergling, Guy Berryman, Will Champion, Jonny Buckland and Chris Martin (lead singer of Coldplay)
Coldplay3.954:28
13Rather Be
engineer:
Liam Nolan and Brett Shaw
audio engineer:
Liam Nolan
producer:
Grace Chatto and Jack Patterson (British multi-instrumentalist , singer-songwriter)
mixer:
Wez Clarke and Jack Patterson (British multi-instrumentalist , singer-songwriter)
cello:
Grace Chatto
drums (drum set):
Luke Patterson
keyboard and piano:
Jack Patterson (British multi-instrumentalist , singer-songwriter)
piano:
Anthony Strong
viola:
Asher Zaccardelli (viola player)
violin:
Neil Amin-Smith and Beatrice Philips (violinist)
background vocals:
Florence Rawlings (British pop soul singer, signed to Dramatico)
lead vocals:
Jess Glynne
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Records UK Ltd (in 2013), Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (from 2014 to present) and Atlantic Records UK (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 2014)
recorded at:
123 Studios in Peckham, Southwark, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Metropolis (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Dance/Electronic Recording nominees (number: 2015 winner), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 41), BILLIONS CLUB and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 451)
recording of:
Rather Be
writer:
Grace Chatto, Jimmy Napes, Nicole Marshall and Jack Patterson (British multi-instrumentalist , singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Saali Isaak Songs Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne4.23:47
14Boom Clap
additional engineer:
Tony Lake (engineer)
producer:
Patrik Berger and Stefan Gräslund
mixer:
Rob Orton
vocals:
Charli xcx
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records UK (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (from 2014 to present)
mixed at:
Hot Rock Studios in Santa Monica, California, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 34), Stereogum: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 60) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 226)
recording of:
Boom Clap
writer:
Fredrik Berger, Patrik Berger, Charlotte Aitchison and Stefan Gräslund
publisher:
Publishing Company TEN AB and Reach Music Publishing, Inc.
Charli XCX2.752:49
15All About That Bass
recording engineer, sound engineer, engineer, producer and mixer:
Kevin Kadish
drums (drum set) programming:
Kevin Kadish
baritone saxophone, Hammond organ and piano:
David Baron (electronic musician and producer)
bass and electric guitar:
Kevin Kadish
handclaps, percussion, background vocals and lead vocals:
Meghan Trainor (American singer)
recorded at and engineered at:
The Carriage House in Nolensville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
All About That Bass
writer:
Kevin Kadish and Meghan Trainor (American singer)
publisher:
Endurance Alpha, MTrain Music, Over-Thought Under-Appreciated Songs, Sony/ATV Allegro, Year of the Dog Music, エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング 第7出版事業部 (Avex Music Publishing, 7th Publishing Division) and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
Meghan Trainor3:08
16Happy
assistant recording engineer:
Matthew Desrameaux
recording engineer:
Mike Larson (recording engineer)
producer:
Pharrell Williams
mixer:
Leslie Brathwaite
editor:
Andrew Coleman (recording/mix engineer, Neptunes-associated) and Mike Larson (recording engineer)
background vocals:
Rhea Dummett, Trevon Henderson, Shamika Hightower, Ashley L. Lee, Jasmine Murray and Terrence Rolle
arranger:
Andrew Coleman (recording/mix engineer, Neptunes-associated) and Mike Larson (recording engineer)
recorded at:
Circle House Studios in North Miami, Florida, United States
mixed at:
Music Box Studios (Atlanta) in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
music videos:
Happy by Pharrell Williams and Happy (from Despicable Me 2) (ballroom version) by Pharrell Williams
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 1), Billboard Decade End Chart: Streaming Songs (2010s) (number: 20) and Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 88)
recording of:
Happy
lyricist and composer:
Pharrell Williams
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., More Water From Nazareth Publishing, Inc. and Universal Pictures Music
part of:
The 86th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Pharrell Williams4.23:52
17These Days
additional engineer:
Alex Pasco
engineer:
Julian Burg and Greg Kurstin
producer:
Greg Kurstin
assistant mixer:
Chris Galland and Ike Schultz
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
bass, drums (drum set) [drums], guitar and keyboard [keyboards]:
Greg Kurstin
lead vocals:
Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen (singer–songwriter)
recorded at:
Echo Studio in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Larrabee Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
These Days
writer:
Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Ben Mark, Jamie Norton (British keyboardist, pianist, composer and producer) and Mark Owen (singer–songwriter)
publisher:
BMG VM Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Take That3.653:52
18She Looks So Perfect
assistant recording engineer:
Justin Long
programming and producer:
Jake Sinclair
engineer:
Cian Riordan and Jake Sinclair
additional producer:
Eric Valentine (Eric Dodd, producer and instrumentalist)
mixer:
Eric Valentine (Eric Dodd, producer and instrumentalist)
bass guitar:
Calum Hood
drums (drum set):
Ashton Irwin
guitar:
Jake Sinclair, Luke Hemmings and Michael Clifford (of 5 Seconds of Summer)
background vocals:
Jake Sinclair
vocals:
Calum Hood, Michael Clifford (of 5 Seconds of Summer), Ashton Irwin and Luke Hemmings
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Ltd. (not for release label use; UK company) (in 2014)
music videos:
She Looks So Perfect by 5 Seconds of Summer
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 93) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 392)
recording of:
She Looks So Perfect
writer:
Michael Clifford (of 5 Seconds of Summer), Ashton Irwin and Jake Sinclair
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, Manes And Reins Publishing, Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
5 Seconds of Summer33:23
19I Got U
producer:
Duke Dumont and Jax Jones
lead vocals:
Kelli-Leigh Henry-Davilla
recording of:
I Got U
writer:
Adam George Dyment, Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor) and Timucin Fabian Kwong Wah Aluo
quotes lyrics from:
My Love Is Your Love
Duke Dumont & Jax Jones43:19
20Heroes (We Could Be)
recording engineer and mixer:
Alesso
producer:
Alessandro Lindblad
vocals:
Tove Lo
recorded at:
Alefune Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
edit of:
Heroes (We Could Be) (extended mix) by Alesso feat. Tove Lo
music videos:
Heroes (We Could Be) by Alesso featuring Tove Lo
recording of:
Heroes (We Could Be)
writer:
Alessandro Lindblad, David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter), Brian Eno and Tove Lo
publisher:
EMI Music Pub. Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Refune Music Rights AB (STIM), Screen Gems EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tintoretto Music, Universal Music MGB Ltd., Universal Music–MGB Songs and Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia
is based on:
“Heroes”
Alesso & Tove Lo4.253:30
4CD: 2015-2016
5CD: 2016-2019

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part of:Now 100 Hits ("Now That's What I Call Music!" series spin-off, UK) (order: 20)